Reversible chair



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REVERSIBLE CHAIR I Filed July 2, 1949 v 2 SHEETS-SHEET l 1N1 'EYTOR. 5m; 6 kmansky ATTOR% EV y 8, 1952 n. RAKATANSKY 2,502,491

REVERSIBLE CHAIR Filed July 2, 1949 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 INVENTOR.

Patented July 8, 195 2" REVERSIBLECHAIR C Ira Rakatansky, Providence, It. 1-.

'A siieatibn July 2, 1949, Serial No. 102,898 7 Claims. (Cl.*155-'-183) f rms inventionrelates to improvements i'n-the construction of an article of furniture and more particularly to an improved chair construction.

. One of the primary objects of the present invention is to provide a chair which will serve the dual function of a straight back-dining chair in one position and a reclining or lounge chair'in another position; V 1 I i Another object of this invention is to provide a chair of such construction that the various component parts may be packed in a compact knockdown form for shipment and still be easily Figu es is a fronte1evatikfafnal-vis'ew showing a comparison of the sitting-heightscf the chair inthe'two serviceable positionsfl Figure 'Tis a plan viewshowing a comparison of the widths: f; t e chair in the'two serviceable 'pos'itions.;."

assembled Without resorting to expensive :tools nor extensive mechanical experience.

Another object of this invention, in one embodiment', is to cut-all the wooden parts from one sheet of plywood, thereby'reducing-'waste'material in the chairs manufacture;

Still another object of'the invention is to provide a chair construction which will be light in weight, sturdy and durable in constructicmarframe members are heldiinspaced'relatiomby' ram or the novelty in this nvent-i 1 resides in the frame' of' the chair which when viewedin Figure. 1 comprises a seat supportingframe portion' The rear corresponding framefrnember co mprises a seat supporting frame portion {having upright leg 14 and downward leg-'15. These means of cross arms l6 and' l'l'which are secured ward legS'12 and tistic and attractive in appearance and beparticularly comfortable to the human form; I

I Other objects of this invention will' be pointed out in part and become apparent' in part in the following specification and claims} In a city apartment or other abode cramped for space, the present invention solves the utility problem by providing multiple functioning furniture in asingle construction." Lawns furniture is similarly serviced thereby saving the cost cf a second chair. Convenience by having two different light weight chairs handy is another feature of this novel chair.

I Inthe preferred embodim'entofthe pres'fintinvention 'the chair comprises fo ir units, TwOiside pieces or frames-two arm rests which basep iecesjin inverted position, two ba plus supports-anda seat; These piecesfmay be modified to change the artistic appearance of=the chair but the objects of utility w ll remain as the invention.

Like reference numerals refer to like parts. In the accompanying drawings:

a Figure 1 is a perspective view showingthechair f in; lounge or recliningifpositiong i 1 Figure 2 is a perspective vi'ew showing; inrdiningfor straightbackflposition. 1

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the chair as viewed from the far side of the Figure l position. v Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the chair as viewed from the far side of the Figure 2 position. 7 a

Figure 5 is a plan view of all the wooden parts when out from one sheet of plywood.

" preferred embodiment of t g i i s 0f leisfi f eld' e. M 7 filler pieces 4 o the front edge Fi ur 1; and hy fille ces '42" n career ed e! r 7 ;dri ll rod- 43 'passels through slats l 4| andis-secured to leg 12 with V le l5v ithr t 55- Anothersetiof cross armsflahdZS hold zi'dwii IS'in spaced relation'. Screws 24, 25, 26 and 21 secure these 'parts'tQgetherl A back rest '28 is secured to cross arm's IBfand |'I by meansjof screws3n, 3I;;32-"and 33-. Another backrest issecu-red to cross, arms :22 and 23 'bymeans'of screws3 5, I36," 31 ar ses;

The seat ofthishdvl chai'r as shown" in the V nie q ileen s paced relation" by v [9 51; filler pieces iv nd: to

. A similaif piece; of drill ioiii T AS shwn a l s 7. a d filler pieces 4] 42511133 beheld t ther. nd toflframe 40" seatsflrlll and IBbymeans of gluefor'other ad'- iv -v It a so ntemp ed wrmv d a s l iseatmade of Wood; metalor plastic or. a cushioned l viewedinjFigure illustrated. ,The gmplcyed;

sa'me fastenin Referring tof general shape of thelett P IOVidd-"IHA "the body or thefZ-on y e eference character 50. {The up' erjportis ioii gqsi ,is shaped into an arm rest. The lower-portion or leg 52 is preferably given a straight form. Leg 5| is'secured to upright l l by means of screw 53. Leg 5? is secured to downward leg l2 by means of screw 54.

Still referring to Figure 1, the body portion of theZ on the far side is indicated by reference H having 'an juprigh'tfleg ll-"arid downward leg (52 forming an integral partthreof. f "lhe shape approximates the letter 'Z'.'

ersll'iavving the character 55. The upper portion or leg 56 shaped into an arm rest is secured to upright M with screw 51. Lower portion or straight leg 58 is secured to downward leg IS with screw 59.

These Z members are shown ascomprising a square tube made of aluminum. They could be made. of many other shapes in cross section and be made of many types of -material, yet encompass the spirit-.ofthis invention which is to provide a chair'having two different sitting positions.

The 2 form of the chair frame in combination With the manner of securing the Z-shaped aluminum legs to said frame allows a comfortable spring motion to be imparted to the sitter inthe chair. 1

Referring to Figure 5, it will be seen that the louteruends offlthe upper-legs pijcting above and theouter end of the lower legs projecting be- I low the seat supporting frame, backs secured to various parts may be cut from one piece of board or plywood or sheet of metal, 60.

.. 'CQmpari-ng Figural with Figure 2 and Figure 3 with Figure 4, it'will beseenthateresting arms in Figures 1 and 3 arethe base supports in Figures 2 and '4. v The chair-is turned upright down. Referring to Figure :6, it will -benotd that dimension A when the chair is used inupright, straight backpositiomis greaterv than dimension B and-back plate '34 dimension ;Jp-is smaller thanbackplate 28 dimension K.

the legs above and below the seat supporting frame and Z-shaped members secured at one end to the body portion of the legs above the seat "supporting frame and to the edges of the legs belowthe seat supporting frame.

'5. A reversible chair comprising a seat supporting frame, upper and lower legs secured to sides of the seat supporting frame with the outer ends of the legs projecting above and below the seat supporting frame, cross arms secured to the .legs above and below the seat supporting frame,

- Similarly, it:wi-llbe bseryed in Figure; 7,,that

width C of 'the chair is =less thanwidth D when the chair is used inupright or straight back-position. .The'rear portion" of the chair E remains constant. Dimension F r is less than dimension back rests secured to said cross armsa seat comprisinga series of slats and'filler pieces, a rod connecting the upper legs ofthe sea t supporting frame and one end of slats and filler, pieces, another rod connecting the lowerylegsaOfqthe seat supporting "frame and oppositeends of 'the slats and filler pieces and z-shaped members secured atone end to thebody'p-ortioneftheone set of legs and to the ends of the other; set of legs.

G and height H is'greater than height 1;. This latter condition is due to the angle ofinclinaion o s t d m nsi n cr atedby he difference in the shape of legs 56Jandf58- of the; Z member.

The. different dimensions provide comfort for the person sittingin the: desired position. The.

chair is narrow when sitting uprightand wide when rec1ining r v 1 What I claim is: I

1. A reversible chair comprisingtwo side members, each'provided with a seat'supporting frame portion and an upward and downward leg portion, a seat member secured tosaid; seatsupporting frame portions cross arms secured between said upward and downwardleg portions,

back pieces secured to said cross arms andtwo' Z-shaped members secured to an upright and downward leg portion of each of said. side members, respectively. r

i 2. A reversible chair comprising two-side members, eachprovided'with a seatsupporting frame" portion and an upward anddownwardlegportion of each of said side members .aseat member secured to said seat supporting f-rame portions, cross arms secured between said upward and downward leg portions of each of said side members, back rests secured .tosaid cross arms and two z-shapedgmembers secured ;to an upward leg portion at one end and to one of said cross arms on the opposite end,

3. A reversible chair comprisingsides having a seat supportin frame and 'substantiallyfoppositely disposed legs, sla ts. run i P819 161. to Said seat. supp ti me and se arated b filler p e e ap ir of cks cu d to s i l gs and 6. In a; reversible ehair the combination :of cross arms, a pairrof Z-shaped-.-frame members connected to said cross arms-backssecured to said cross-arms,-"a series. ofslats forming a seat secured to themiddle member of-the Z andanother set of substantially ;Z-shap ed-me nbers secured tosaid cross arm members:

7. In a reversible chair-the combination of cross arms, a pair-.ofapproximatelyZ shaped frame members connected tosaid cross arms, backs secured to said crOss'aI'mS, aseat secured to the middle'portions ofrsaid- Z-shaped members and anothersetof substantially ;Zshaped members secured to said cross arm members;

IRA RAKA-TANSKY.

REFERENoEs ti u The following references are of record-in the file of this patent: V

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